NYSE$WELL

Welltower Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Welltower reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Welltower reported a strong first quarter in 2024, marked by significant growth in normalized FFO and same-store NOI. The company has also revised its full-year outlook, reflecting increased confidence in its performance.

  • Net income attributable to common stockholders was $0.22 per diluted share.
  • Normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders was $1.01 per diluted share, an 18.8% increase year-over-year.
  • Total portfolio same-store NOI grew by 12.9%, driven by a 25.5% increase in the Seniors Housing Operating portfolio.
  • The company completed $449 million of pro rata gross investments during the quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.86B

Previous: $1.56B+19.2%
EPS

$0.22

Previous: $0.85-74.1%
Normalized FFO per diluted share

$585M

Previous: $420M+39.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$295M

Previous: -$720M+59.1%
Free Cash Flow

-$163M

Previous: -$692M+76.4%
Net Income

$132M

Previous: $28.6M+359.7%
Operating Income

$285M

Previous: $183M+55.5%
Gross Profit

$763M

Previous: $603M+26.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.39B

Previous: $572M+317.6%
Total Assets

$44.6B

Previous: $38.5B+15.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$12M

Previous: $9.46M+27.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Welltower · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.86B

Q1 2024+19.2%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Welltower · $1.2B total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Resident fees and services
    $1.2B+12.7%

Forward guidance

Welltower has revised its full-year outlook for 2024, increasing the guidance range for net income and normalized FFO. The company anticipates continued growth in same-store NOI, driven by its Seniors Housing Operating portfolio.

Tailwinds

  • Net income attributable to common stockholders guidance has been revised to a range of $1.48 to $1.61 per diluted share from the previous range of $1.21 to $1.37 per diluted share.
  • Increased the guidance range of full year normalized FFO attributable to common stockholders to a range of $4.02 to $4.15 per diluted share from the previous range of $3.94 to $4.10 per diluted share.
  • Expect average blended SSNOI growth of 9% to 12%.
  • Seniors Housing Operating approximately 17% to 22%
  • Expect pro rata disposition proceeds of $1.2 billion at a blended yield of 5.4% in the next twelve months.

Headwinds

  • General and administrative expenses to be approximately $201 million to $209 million and stock-based compensation expense to be approximately $39 million.
  • Anticipate funding an additional $660 million of development in 2024 relating to projects underway on March 31, 2024.
  • Our updated guidance does not include any additional funds in 2024.
  • Our guidance does not include any additional investments, dispositions or capital transactions beyond those we have announced
  • nor any other expenses, impairments, unanticipated additions to the loan loss reserve or other additional normalizing items.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.0%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

43 / 70 earnings

Positive

+9.1%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-12.9%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.0%+1.4%-3.9%
Q4 2025+3.5%+4.9%+3.5%
Q3 2025-1.6%-0.9%+12.9%
Q2 2025+0.6%+2.5%+4.5%
Q1 2025+1.6%+1.1%+2.7%
Q4 2024+2.2%+4.6%+3.1%
Q3 2024+5.5%+2.4%+7.0%
Q2 2024+2.2%+2.7%+10.3%
Q1 2024+1.0%+1.6%+6.7%
Q4 2023+6.6%+6.4%+4.7%
Q3 2023+2.8%+8.7%+8.4%
Q2 2023+4.4%+1.7%+2.3%
Q1 2023-0.9%+0.6%-4.7%
Q4 2022+3.0%+2.2%-9.2%
Q3 2022+9.1%+17.4%+6.6%
Q2 2022+2.1%+1.3%-6.4%
Q1 2022-0.1%+1.5%-4.4%
Q4 2021+5.3%+4.0%+15.5%
Q3 2021+2.1%+3.1%-2.9%
Q2 2021-0.6%-0.3%-2.0%
Q1 2021-0.5%+0.0%-2.2%
Q4 2020+2.7%+6.8%+16.1%
Q3 2020+1.1%+5.0%+19.5%
Q2 2020+5.9%+7.8%+14.7%
Q1 2020-12.9%-12.7%+27.8%
Q4 2019+3.3%+5.2%-39.6%
Q3 2019+1.7%+2.4%-2.4%
Q2 2019-0.3%+1.1%+6.7%
Q1 2019+2.6%+4.7%+10.6%
Q4 2018+0.2%+0.2%+0.6%
Q3 2018+0.1%-0.2%+8.3%
Q2 2018-4.1%-2.1%+2.5%
Q1 2018+4.7%+8.6%+12.6%
Q4 2017+0.8%-3.3%-3.6%
Q3 2017+1.1%+0.2%-2.7%
Q2 2017+0.8%-0.5%-1.2%
Q1 2017-0.2%+0.2%+5.6%
Q4 2016+2.9%+4.6%+4.1%
Q3 2016-2.1%-1.7%-6.9%
Q2 2016-2.7%-4.1%-4.0%
Q1 2016+5.8%
Q4 2015+4.7%
Q3 2015-1.6%
Q2 2015-1.8%
Q1 2015-1.0%
Q4 2014+3.2%
Q3 2014+0.4%
Q2 2014+1.7%
Q1 2014+1.2%
Q4 2013-0.7%
Q3 2013-2.8%
Q2 2013-0.9%
Q1 2013-1.3%
Q4 2012-2.0%
Q3 2012+1.5%
Q2 2012-3.3%
Q1 2012-1.2%
Q4 2011-2.6%
Q3 2011-4.3%
Q2 2011+5.6%
Q1 2010+0.2%
Q1 2011-0.2%
Q4 2009+1.7%
Q4 2010+1.7%
Q1 2009+1.7%
Q4 2008+1.7%
Q3 2009-4.4%
Q3 2010-4.4%
Q2 2010+0.2%
Q2 2009+0.2%

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